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| Country | Australia New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 720pHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia |
| Sister channels | MTV Club MTV MTV Classic NickMusic |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 December 2013 |
| Replaced | MTV Hits (Australia and NZ) MTV Classic (NZ) |
| Closed | 1 July 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-01) |
| Replaced by | MTV Hits (2020 relaunch) |
| Links | |
| Website | mtv.com.au/mtv-music-au (Australia) mtv.com.au/mtv-music-nz-0 (New Zealand) |
MTV Music was a 24-hour Australian and New Zealandsubscriptionmusic channel which first launched on 3 December 2013.[1]
On 29 October 2013, MTV announced they had been working with Foxtel since early 2013 to offer more diversity on the Foxtel platform, as their two current music dedicated channels –MTV Classic andMTV Hits – fought for the same audience asFoxtel Networks channelsMAX and[V] Hits respectively.[2] As such, it was decided thatMTV Classic andMTV Hits would cease broadcasting on the Foxtel platform to be replaced by two new MTV channels. The channel to replaceMTV Hits wasMTV Music, thesame name of the number one UK music channel, which will feature pop, rock,urban andalternative music.[2]
On 1 January 2014,MTV Music launched onAustralian IPTV providerFetchTV.[3][4]
On 1 December 2015, a localized version ofMTV Music launched in New Zealand onSky Television, replacing bothMTV Classic andMTV Hits.[5][6]
On 30 November 2016,MTV Music moved from channel 808 to 803 on the Foxtel platform.[7]
On 15 February 2018,MTV Music was made available in HD for Fetch TV customers.[8]
On 1 July 2020, the channel rebranded back toMTV Hits, as part of a wider deal betweenFoxtel andViacomCBS.[9]
MTV Hits was broadcast on Foxtel channel 801, taking the slot of the formerChannel [V], until its closure.
They are automated blocks of hit music videos at all hours. Similar toMTV Dance, MTV Music only broadcasts three 5-minute commercial breaks each hour.